182
182
Nov 21, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
re-elected? >>eric: what happens if republicans do cave and do sign on to higher taxes, what will you do? >>guest: well, the question is what the american people do if they see the republicans and democrats agreeing to raise taxes to pay if oh bum's bigger government then the republicans would be co-owners of what will be, unfortunately, a very unpleasant four years as all of obamacare falls on top of the heads of the american people, all of the regulations they have been delaying until after the election me begin to kick in, this is a lot of unpleasantness all delayed deliberately until after the election that will not be pleasant between now and the next four years and i don't think anyone wants it sign up to pay for all of the higherding a. >>eric: the if youly -- newly elected congress people and senate, are they signing on to your pledge at the frequency to which the prior elected folks have, the 2010 class? >>guest: well, 2010 was the high water mark but we are at 90 percent all republicans
re-elected? >>eric: what happens if republicans do cave and do sign on to higher taxes, what will you do? >>guest: well, the question is what the american people do if they see the republicans and democrats agreeing to raise taxes to pay if oh bum's bigger government then the republicans would be co-owners of what will be, unfortunately, a very unpleasant four years as all of obamacare falls on top of the heads of the american people, all of the regulations they have been delaying...
114
114
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
the election was november 6. we won't have another one for two years and it's time to start pulling everybody together as the american people expect us to do know matter how they voted last november to begin to solve this big problem. >> as the leader mentioned, the issues with regard to the fiscal cliff is pretty straightforward and the president in his press conference shortly after the election stated its his goal and priority, jobs and the economy. ought to be about jobs and the economy. republicans couldn't agree with him more which is why the proposal the president has put forward to solve the fiscal cliff raises taxes on a million small businesses who employ 25% of the work force and an accounting firm has done a study has said if the president's proposal went into effect which is to raise taxes on the small businesses out there that it would cost us over 700,000 jobs and reduce take-home pay by 2% and reduce economic growth by 1.3%. what the president is proposing to do would hurt jobs and the economy, wh
the election was november 6. we won't have another one for two years and it's time to start pulling everybody together as the american people expect us to do know matter how they voted last november to begin to solve this big problem. >> as the leader mentioned, the issues with regard to the fiscal cliff is pretty straightforward and the president in his press conference shortly after the election stated its his goal and priority, jobs and the economy. ought to be about jobs and the...
206
206
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
as we learned in the election there's way to look at polls and say i see this. nobody argues when you look at polls about same-sex marriage it's going on a line toward more and more support. younger people favor this. that suggests 10 years, 20 years. everybody knows our country is moving towards this and the only question is what are the very next steps. >> and while you in your open letter i guess to bill clinton say it's time for you to apologize for what you did. doma was an unacceptable piece of legislation, distasteful then, it is beyond distasteful at this point. i'll read an excerpt. and you put it in the context of hillary running for office potentially in 2016. the two of you should be a more integral part of that pride, at the very epicenter of this. it's strange and sad you're not. >> it is sad to me. i think in hillary's case this moved after she went into the secretary of state job. there's a kind of etiquette and tradition of the secretary of state not wading into domestic political matters. i frankly -- i shouldn't say frankly. >> you're definite
as we learned in the election there's way to look at polls and say i see this. nobody argues when you look at polls about same-sex marriage it's going on a line toward more and more support. younger people favor this. that suggests 10 years, 20 years. everybody knows our country is moving towards this and the only question is what are the very next steps. >> and while you in your open letter i guess to bill clinton say it's time for you to apologize for what you did. doma was an...
188
188
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 1
it as a status quo election. they thought what they had was a huge victory, and they are just -- if you're flying at 35,000 feet, you see the difference between both of them here is babe e boehner is like our margins in the house, you know, we still have a sense of clout. democrats are saying we increased our clout. this offer is meant by boehner to say the first one from geithner was the white house's position was the white house budget. we could have come back with the house gop budget. we're trying to do something that's middle ground. but the white house does not believe it was a status quo election. they believe they were handed a resounding victory. >> absolutely. nbc's luke russert. thanks so much. let's get right to our panel now. msnbc contributor ari melber is with me in the studio, and democratic strategist julian epstein joins us from washington. speaker boehner today hold reporters the president is in la la land. then he presents a counteroffer based on the mythical dynamic scoring system that saves
it as a status quo election. they thought what they had was a huge victory, and they are just -- if you're flying at 35,000 feet, you see the difference between both of them here is babe e boehner is like our margins in the house, you know, we still have a sense of clout. democrats are saying we increased our clout. this offer is meant by boehner to say the first one from geithner was the white house's position was the white house budget. we could have come back with the house gop budget. we're...
179
179
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
he is hereto elected nor has he ever run for office so why is washington so scared of him? >> it's also politically smart to cut the knees out from under grover norquist. this guy, who is he? >> one dangerous man, cut the knees out from under him? because he gave candidates an opportunity to sign a tax pledge. they signed it. >> two quick points. number one, a person who stands in the way of a victory by the left is a dangerous man by definition. number two, i love cokie roberts saying he's an unelected lobbyist. what is she? she is doing the exact same thing he is doing but she's doing from her perch at abc news. how dare she's pom puts, arrogant couragists say these people are unelected people. folks, so are you. >> good point. all right. let's go to pbs, paul crugman. he has the power grab to take away the constitutional authority from congress. they have the the ability to spend money. he wants to give the president a blank check. watch this. >> the president has also proposed something that john boehner calls silliness, or geithner did, which is taking the idea of debt
he is hereto elected nor has he ever run for office so why is washington so scared of him? >> it's also politically smart to cut the knees out from under grover norquist. this guy, who is he? >> one dangerous man, cut the knees out from under him? because he gave candidates an opportunity to sign a tax pledge. they signed it. >> two quick points. number one, a person who stands in the way of a victory by the left is a dangerous man by definition. number two, i love cokie...
128
128
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
you know, we got seven weeks between election day and the end the year. and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> okay. >> it's clear he's not pleased from his ha. is the president in danger of going too far? >> no. i think that everyone is amazed that president obama is pursuing an absolutely normal approach to negotiation. people over the last two years got so accustomed to his strategy of almost preemptive concession, you know, you don't like this, i'll give you more. i'll give you more. what obama did is say look here's what i want. this will solve the problem in my view and by the way we still don't have a recovery that's going quickly enough, we still need to goose the economy some. and the republicans are flabbergasted that he's not already making concessions and all he's asking for is okay guys, you say we don't have to raise the top rate, show me how you're going to do it with all these deductions many of which by the way are popular. you want more medicare cuts show me what you want and i think this is a perfectly normal n
you know, we got seven weeks between election day and the end the year. and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> okay. >> it's clear he's not pleased from his ha. is the president in danger of going too far? >> no. i think that everyone is amazed that president obama is pursuing an absolutely normal approach to negotiation. people over the last two years got so accustomed to his strategy of almost preemptive concession, you know, you don't like this,...
250
250
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 250
favorite 0
quote 0
the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for re-election. if that means more to you than your country, you shouldn't even be in congress. >> well, he's engineering this plan to not raise taxes ever. >> this is not a problem, you know, that we can grow our way out of. you could have double-digit growth for decades. growth alone won't do it. it's not a problem that we can tax our way out of. raising taxes doesn't do a darn thing to change the demographics of a country or to change the fact that health care grows at a faster rate than gdp. unfortunately, we can't just cut our way out of it either. that's where grover is wrong. you can't cut your way out of it without disrupting a very fragile economic recovery or without cutting the payments that we made to the truly disadvantaged, the income support programs, and you can't cut your way out of it without making severe cuts in those kind of things we have to invest in like education and infrastructure and high valuated research that america has to invest in to compete in a knowledge-based global
the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for re-election. if that means more to you than your country, you shouldn't even be in congress. >> well, he's engineering this plan to not raise taxes ever. >> this is not a problem, you know, that we can grow our way out of. you could have double-digit growth for decades. growth alone won't do it. it's not a problem that we can tax our way out of. raising taxes doesn't do a darn thing to change the demographics of a country or to...
102
102
Oct 27, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
election day is the sixth and we encourage you to get out a vote. our thanks to the candidates for being here. and to you for watching at home. have a wonderful evening. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> washington, d.c, mentality where you make these assault attacks and bring little depth to the analysis of your problem that says i and the clear choice to be governor. these include board members who are not conservative but in every case has decided strongly that i and the tourists for governor and not you. i am sorry you did not answer my question. >> 15 seconds for the question and make it a question, please. one minute 15 for him to respond. >> i am endorsed a plan parroted the washington because of my consistent support of women's health care and access to the woman's right of choice. you have been reluctant to stick your position on a number of your position on a number of occasions about this
election day is the sixth and we encourage you to get out a vote. our thanks to the candidates for being here. and to you for watching at home. have a wonderful evening. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> washington, d.c, mentality where you make these assault attacks and bring little depth to the analysis of your problem that says i and the clear choice to be governor. these include board members who are not...
112
112
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
that's what the elections was about. we held an election. it isn't as if this was a sidebar issue, chris. this was a main issue. >> i know. >> so, we can fix this. we can stop the sequester right now. we can make sure that 98% of the people don't pay one penny more in their taxes. and we get off that fiscal cliff and we're on to the new year. and the markets will be happy. and the people will smile. and i think tom cole, again, i mean, maybe i'm hurting him by saying this, he had a lot of courage. and i hope that others will follow his lead. >> thanks so much, senator barbara boxer of california. i do believe the whole world is watching us. not just our money markets. i think they're watching us all over the world to see if we can be grown-ups. >>> what did negotiators learn from abraham lincoln and his rivals? historian doris kearns goodwin comes here with a history lesson. she's going to tell us personally about it. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ]
that's what the elections was about. we held an election. it isn't as if this was a sidebar issue, chris. this was a main issue. >> i know. >> so, we can fix this. we can stop the sequester right now. we can make sure that 98% of the people don't pay one penny more in their taxes. and we get off that fiscal cliff and we're on to the new year. and the markets will be happy. and the people will smile. and i think tom cole, again, i mean, maybe i'm hurting him by saying this, he had a...
147
147
Jul 18, 2012
07/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
>> until election day. because the metaphor i've been using, imperfect, i'll grant you, is romney has a choice between a slow bleeding wound and opening up his chest cavity. if those are your two choices, sometimes you'll take the slow bleeding wound. there's a good theory out there that was written about in "the atlantic" the other day. "business week," excuse me. used to be "the atlantic." saying that there's a possibility after the '07-08 crash that he paid absolutely no taxes, and that's one thing he just can't release. i think a millionaire republican candidate who paid zero taxes could not survive. the other thing is -- >> i think you're right about citing josh's theory but you don't think he can survive that? >> i think you don't even need 30 seconds for that ad. you need about seven seconds. this guy paid -- this guy makes millions of dollars every year, he paid no taxes, you get a deal like that, i don't think so. >> do you want to elect him president. >> absolutely. it cuts into this core strategy
>> until election day. because the metaphor i've been using, imperfect, i'll grant you, is romney has a choice between a slow bleeding wound and opening up his chest cavity. if those are your two choices, sometimes you'll take the slow bleeding wound. there's a good theory out there that was written about in "the atlantic" the other day. "business week," excuse me. used to be "the atlantic." saying that there's a possibility after the '07-08 crash that he...
123
123
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
we know that after the election, 60% of people said let's raise taxes on the wealthiest. what more does john boehner need? >> i don't understand the republicans' thinking on this. i really don't. this is power politics. they don't have the leverage in this situation. if they don't cut a deal within the next 30 days, you're going to see tax rates rise on all americans. you're going to see huge cuts in the defense budget. we're probably going to have a double dip recession, and until the congress then gets its act together to fix it and lower rates on the middle class, you will have the republicans essentially responsible for raising tax rates on the middle class. i can't imagine, again, bill krystal said this yesterday. i can't imagine why the republicans would want to be known as raising tacks xes on t middle class. >> thank you both. next, the president reacts to speaker boehner. stay with us. this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just
we know that after the election, 60% of people said let's raise taxes on the wealthiest. what more does john boehner need? >> i don't understand the republicans' thinking on this. i really don't. this is power politics. they don't have the leverage in this situation. if they don't cut a deal within the next 30 days, you're going to see tax rates rise on all americans. you're going to see huge cuts in the defense budget. we're probably going to have a double dip recession, and until the...
117
117
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 117
favorite 0
quote 0
obama was elected with a surplus of about 3 million votes. he won the election, he campaigned on this issue. again, the speaker can't take yes for an answer. the president has presented to him something that would prevent us from going over the cliff. it was in response to something the speaker gave to the president himself, but, again i guess with the dysfunctional republican caucus in the house, even the speaker can't tell what they're going to do because he backed off of even his own proposal. mr. president, the house, we hear this so often, is controlled by the republicans, and we acknowledge that. i would be most happy to move forward on something that senator mcconnell said they wouldn't filibuster over here that they would support and boehner would support it if it were reasonable, but right now we haven't heard anything. i don't know, and it's none of my business, i guess, although i am very curious, if the speaker and the majority leader, the republican leader over here are even talking. what's going on here? mr. president, you can't
obama was elected with a surplus of about 3 million votes. he won the election, he campaigned on this issue. again, the speaker can't take yes for an answer. the president has presented to him something that would prevent us from going over the cliff. it was in response to something the speaker gave to the president himself, but, again i guess with the dysfunctional republican caucus in the house, even the speaker can't tell what they're going to do because he backed off of even his own...
153
153
Nov 8, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
they also elected a woman governor. in presidential politics, president obama once again won the woman's vote. not only did the majority of women vote for obama, they elected to vote out joe walsh who said women no longer die from pregnancy because of advances in science and technology. richard pourdock who said that pregnancy from rape was something that god intended to happen and of course todd akin. cecile, no one worked horted out there for president obama in trying to remind voters what was at stake here. it seemed it also had a spill over effect in the senate races. >> it was a great night for women. a great night for women's health. frankly it was a great night for planned parenthood. the women and men were elected to the united states senate across the country because they took a position in support of women's health care. even the state of virginia which you didn't mention, one of the most hotly contested races in if the country where he was a strong supporter in women's health in comparison with george allen.
they also elected a woman governor. in presidential politics, president obama once again won the woman's vote. not only did the majority of women vote for obama, they elected to vote out joe walsh who said women no longer die from pregnancy because of advances in science and technology. richard pourdock who said that pregnancy from rape was something that god intended to happen and of course todd akin. cecile, no one worked horted out there for president obama in trying to remind voters what...
136
136
Jan 8, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
>> guest: ralph came to the convention -- i was elected in 1981 is a very young man as a teenager and came to work in my department. we couldn't afford to pay more than $100 a month. in those days we had no money and we had grover making $1000 a month. i was making $1000 a month as well. ralph got $100 a month so he lived on my couch. he became executive director and eventually had a religious epiphany and what not to then work for pat robertson and ultimately at the christian coalition, build the organization to an incredible operation. ralph played a role in our efforts to stop casinos in the south. his role caused him trouble later as he didn't necessarily describe things precisely and correctly. i haven't been in touch with ralph since then. >> host: thank you and we are going to go to a break now. we will be back shortly. >> "after words" is available via podcast through itunes and xml. visit booktv.org and click podcasts on the upper left side of the page. select which podcasts you would like to download and listen to "after words" while you travel. >> host: at the very beginnin
>> guest: ralph came to the convention -- i was elected in 1981 is a very young man as a teenager and came to work in my department. we couldn't afford to pay more than $100 a month. in those days we had no money and we had grover making $1000 a month. i was making $1000 a month as well. ralph got $100 a month so he lived on my couch. he became executive director and eventually had a religious epiphany and what not to then work for pat robertson and ultimately at the christian coalition,...
184
184
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for re-election. if that means more to you than your country when it means patriots instead of panderers, you shouldn't be in congress. >> joining us on the phone with reaction is mr. grover norquist from americans for tax reform. i know alan simpson has never been a big fan of yours, but what do you think about what he that had to say yesterday, especially after the election? >> well, he's left similar rambling statements on our voicemail at the office. alan simpson ranting is not news. the proposal that he put together and that people like paul ryan rejected back in 2010 would take taxes as a percentage of gdp from 18.5% during full employment, the average over the last 30 years, to 21%. that's a 2.5% of gdp tax increase or $5 trillion tax increase over the next decade. he tends not to mention that. add to that $1 trillion in limiting deductions -- >> okay, you're deep in the weeds here, grover. first of all, did alan simpson really leave a message on your voicemail? >> oh, several. rambling and lon
the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for re-election. if that means more to you than your country when it means patriots instead of panderers, you shouldn't be in congress. >> joining us on the phone with reaction is mr. grover norquist from americans for tax reform. i know alan simpson has never been a big fan of yours, but what do you think about what he that had to say yesterday, especially after the election? >> well, he's left similar rambling statements on our...
142
142
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
first elected in 1986 after serving ten years in the house of representatives. until now, she was the most senior democrat to have never chaired a full standing committee in the senate. yesterday we reported that patrick leahy was likely to move to appropriations and then you'd have feinstein going to judiciary. mikulski still wasn't going to have a committee. this has now been rearranged. >>> december 28th will be the day the democratic party of hawaii decides who will fill their senate seat. but this morning we have more details on what the late senator himself wanted to see happen. in a just-released tlee ed lett hawaii's governor, inouye wrote, i respectfully request that u.s. representative colleen hanabusa succeed me and continue the work together with mazie on behalf of hawaii in the u.s. senate. i have no doubt that she will represent hawaii with the same fervor and commitment that i brought to the senate chamber since 1962. i hope you will grant me my last wish. he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda today. we're expecting his remains to arrive any
first elected in 1986 after serving ten years in the house of representatives. until now, she was the most senior democrat to have never chaired a full standing committee in the senate. yesterday we reported that patrick leahy was likely to move to appropriations and then you'd have feinstein going to judiciary. mikulski still wasn't going to have a committee. this has now been rearranged. >>> december 28th will be the day the democratic party of hawaii decides who will fill their...
190
190
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
they elected to be there. it is a tragic loss of life, but it's not one that we, you know, obviously as the senator said, this is a terrible intelligence failure. but what is the case moving forward? now that rice has gone up there and done her due diligence with meeting three of her harshest critics, how does she move on from this if she is the one, again, by these three senators be pinned with, well, she was wrong the whole time? >> thomas, that's a good question. i would say that the focus here, i really think should be on what happened catching these terrorists and making sure it doesn't happen again. and i think with this overheated rhetoric, we're missing the point, and that is to really investigate the security around the consulate and then what happened afterwards. and i think that's where we should be focusing our energy. i think that, look, if the president chooses to nominate her to be secretary of state, she's very well qualified. she should be able to receive a fair hearing from in the senate. and
they elected to be there. it is a tragic loss of life, but it's not one that we, you know, obviously as the senator said, this is a terrible intelligence failure. but what is the case moving forward? now that rice has gone up there and done her due diligence with meeting three of her harshest critics, how does she move on from this if she is the one, again, by these three senators be pinned with, well, she was wrong the whole time? >> thomas, that's a good question. i would say that the...
158
158
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 158
favorite 0
quote 0
the other two zeros, of course, is why we're having a presidential election. both of these candidates need to get our manufacturing base back. we know where it's gone. it's gone to china. >> i will bring john dogget back in. what we heard so long, we didn't need to make stuff in america. i even heard you call companies that applize, make it her-- inv here, make it some place else. where are those high paid service sector jobs supposed to replace manufacturing. for 25 years i heard people say, don't worry about it. the service sector will take care of it. >> that's wrong. it's clear that the high paid service sector jobs are not going to come into existence because they don't make any sense. you don't need a high paid job to empty somebody's bedpan or put a catheter on them. or flip burgers. we have to bring manufacturing jobs back to the u.s. but requires a higher level of skill. in the past in our parents' generation, have a high school diploma and work overtime at ford and make over $100,000 a year. this is really important, you think about am, everything th
the other two zeros, of course, is why we're having a presidential election. both of these candidates need to get our manufacturing base back. we know where it's gone. it's gone to china. >> i will bring john dogget back in. what we heard so long, we didn't need to make stuff in america. i even heard you call companies that applize, make it her-- inv here, make it some place else. where are those high paid service sector jobs supposed to replace manufacturing. for 25 years i heard people...
129
129
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
and romney thought on election day that he was going to win. he traveled to ohio and pennsylvania and you saw this huge crowd wting for him at final stops in those two states. and the sources i talked to said that he was definitely convinced. let me say fast on the debate stuff. from my sources on the romney side, i can answer the question to you about the preparation that romney had. one source said to me that rob portman who was the prep guy for romney, was throwing fastballs high and tight at romney. you talk about somebody who was acting in a certain fashion. i'm told that portman was really tough on romney and offered no quarter at all. >> that wasn't a good prep because the president wasn't that tough. >> not that first debate. exactly. >> let me get your thoughts. what was the biggest gem you found in here, glen? the biggest glen -- gem. >> the biggest glen? no. i was fascinated by the debate stuff. but one thing john and i did in this piece is do this minute by minute ticktock of the election night. and one of the things i found out was
and romney thought on election day that he was going to win. he traveled to ohio and pennsylvania and you saw this huge crowd wting for him at final stops in those two states. and the sources i talked to said that he was definitely convinced. let me say fast on the debate stuff. from my sources on the romney side, i can answer the question to you about the preparation that romney had. one source said to me that rob portman who was the prep guy for romney, was throwing fastballs high and tight...
139
139
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
this was a central question during the election. it was debated over and over again and on tuesday night we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> the president's remarks came just hours after house speaker john boehner did his own version of setting the table locking up the good silver and cooking up a romneyesque scheme for more revenue without raising rates on upper income taxpayers. >> i don't want to box myself in, i don't want to box anybody else in. it's clear that there are a lot of special interests loopholes in the tax code, both corporate and personal. there are all kinds of deductions. some of which make sense, others don't, and by lowering rates and cleaning up the tax code, we know that we're going to get more economic growth. >> in other words, mitt's legacy lives on, but what about that electoral trouncing of the republican candidate just this past tuesday? >> it's clear that as a political party we've got some work to do, and i think the principles of our party are sound. but how we talk
this was a central question during the election. it was debated over and over again and on tuesday night we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> the president's remarks came just hours after house speaker john boehner did his own version of setting the table locking up the good silver and cooking up a romneyesque scheme for more revenue without raising rates on upper income taxpayers. >> i don't want to box myself in, i don't want to box anybody else...
81
81
Jul 24, 2012
07/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
they have spent over $7 million on elections in the last cycle. and they're prepared to do it again. i think most americans, if you ask the question, aren't there some reasonable gun safety legislation that you would support? i think they would say yes. >> right. well, the accuracy of your account there is more chilling than most horror movies. congresswoman jan schakowsky, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> up next, the secret support for gun control. find out what the vast majority of americans really think and why the nra is not going to like it. >>> senator john mccain shows some leadership against michele bachmann's ridiculous witch hunt, and other republicans step up to the plate to do the right thing. why can't this happen more often? stay with us. ♪ ♪ i'd do anything for you, dear ♪ ♪ anything 'cause you mean everything to me ♪ ♪ i'd know that i'd go anywhere ♪ ♪ for your smile ♪ anywhere ♪ yes, i'd do anything ♪ anything for you ♪ has a facebook page these days. but where's the relationship status?
they have spent over $7 million on elections in the last cycle. and they're prepared to do it again. i think most americans, if you ask the question, aren't there some reasonable gun safety legislation that you would support? i think they would say yes. >> right. well, the accuracy of your account there is more chilling than most horror movies. congresswoman jan schakowsky, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> up next, the secret support for gun control. find...
125
125
Jul 18, 2012
07/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> do you want to elect him president. >> absolutely. it cuts into this core strategy and it was a terrible strategic mistake that he made playing to americans' aspirational nature. we are aspirational. we're willing to tolerate a lot more inequality in this country -- >> i aspire to pay no taxes. >> but the thing is, only if the system's not broken. he proves that it is. >> you can't be the leader of the free world, you can't be talking all this fiscal responsibility and conservatism without at the same time acknowledging you goofed up in terms of trying to avoid everything. we said that's the american way to avoid but not as a leader. as a leader you try to bring parity and fairness. you don't have to be concerned about that as leader of a business. you have to be concerned about that when president of the united states. >> here's the problem. we're already talking about this. he's going to have to do something. i think he's got to rip the band-aid off. >> we know the olympics are coming up, romney will be going for horse ballet, dress
. >> do you want to elect him president. >> absolutely. it cuts into this core strategy and it was a terrible strategic mistake that he made playing to americans' aspirational nature. we are aspirational. we're willing to tolerate a lot more inequality in this country -- >> i aspire to pay no taxes. >> but the thing is, only if the system's not broken. he proves that it is. >> you can't be the leader of the free world, you can't be talking all this fiscal...
181
181
Jun 28, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 181
favorite 0
quote 0
so romney wins this election if he wins this election, because people wanted a businessman to be president. they want a guy who's been out there working in business. swinging the pick, being a business guy. if he wins, that's the one reason he'll win. he doesn't want any diversion from that. so the house members, i said this earlier this morning, they love the health care bill because they'd be the ones to repeal it. >> right. >> they ran on it in 2010, they'll run on it again. i think romney and the republicans in the congress have digit missions here. romney wins as a businessman. they win as legislators. i don't think repealing health care is his big -- >> lawrence, you have to wonder, you know, how much fire in the belly does the american public have to sort of relitigate this fight? >> no, i think that the american public is going to be fairly satisfied with this outcome going forward. and feel like, look, it got the test. it went to the supreme court. it mostly passed that test in the supreme court. and i think the voter is going to want to move on. the president looked like he wante
so romney wins this election if he wins this election, because people wanted a businessman to be president. they want a guy who's been out there working in business. swinging the pick, being a business guy. if he wins, that's the one reason he'll win. he doesn't want any diversion from that. so the house members, i said this earlier this morning, they love the health care bill because they'd be the ones to repeal it. >> right. >> they ran on it in 2010, they'll run on it again. i...
166
166
May 23, 2012
05/12
by
WJZ
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> egypt is going to the polls in the first election in the history. they're electing a president more than a year after a violent uprising took down theirs. >> they could not hold back their excitement as they surrounded presidential hopefuls. the former foreign minister is a front runner in the first free election in the country's history. >> he said god willing democracy will prevail and we will start rebuilding egypt. >> some men and women waited for hours if -- in strike that lines to -- in separate lines to vote. they had photos and symbols next to their names since many can't read. one is a former member of the muslim brotherhood party once banned. they are choosing a new president after mass protests outed the dictator. the election will determine the course of the new egypt and it's being watched around the world. former u.s. president jimmy carter is among the observers. >> i've seen voters go in, they cast their ballots in seconds and put them into the box. it seems to be moving faster. >> police have increased security across the country. t
. >>> egypt is going to the polls in the first election in the history. they're electing a president more than a year after a violent uprising took down theirs. >> they could not hold back their excitement as they surrounded presidential hopefuls. the former foreign minister is a front runner in the first free election in the country's history. >> he said god willing democracy will prevail and we will start rebuilding egypt. >> some men and women waited for hours if...
90
90
May 19, 2012
05/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
the only thing he can do is defeat you for re-election or put some dud into your primary to take you out. and if that means more to you than your country and extremity you shouldn't even be in congress. >> and that will be the last word. gentlemen, thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> oh my goodness. >> jay, that was fun. got to get out of here. >> saturday on "washington journal," a discussion about bipartisan efforts in the u.s. senate to change campaign finance laws. our guest is meredith mcgehee of the campaign legal center. and captain manning talking about positions open to women. and thomas wright of the brookings institution. "washington journal" live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> i work a lot now, especially on the build of our new site with this younger generation of digital natives. and from their point of view, they feel like old media is insufficiently fact checked. one of the things that drives them crazy is anything that doesn't have a link to the source. so actually being inaccurate with your sourcing is much hard erion line than it is
the only thing he can do is defeat you for re-election or put some dud into your primary to take you out. and if that means more to you than your country and extremity you shouldn't even be in congress. >> and that will be the last word. gentlemen, thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> oh my goodness. >> jay, that was fun. got to get out of here. >> saturday on "washington journal," a discussion about bipartisan efforts in the u.s. senate to change campaign...
180
180
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 180
favorite 0
quote 0
let's solve this. >>> in the spotlight tonight, the aftermath of election 2012. today when the president of the united states was getting briefed by the cia on every known threat in the world, then meeting with the prime minister, then delivering a speech on arms control at the national defense, mitt romney was rejoining the board of marriott international, a hotel chain that is much better managed than mitt romney's presidential campaign. in an article that should have been titled "mitt romney is human after all," "the washington post" reports today that, quote, romney's rapid retreat into seclusion has been marked by repressed emotions, second guessing and perhaps the first time in the overachiever's adult life, sustained boredom. the romney model of don't stop running after your first attempts to get the republican nomination may now be being followed by teas governor rick perry, who, according to politico, has been meeting with donors and is leaving the impression that he is ready to run again. politico has said that governors jindal of louisiana, kasich of o
let's solve this. >>> in the spotlight tonight, the aftermath of election 2012. today when the president of the united states was getting briefed by the cia on every known threat in the world, then meeting with the prime minister, then delivering a speech on arms control at the national defense, mitt romney was rejoining the board of marriott international, a hotel chain that is much better managed than mitt romney's presidential campaign. in an article that should have been titled...
171
171
Oct 13, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> and as you know, there is barely three weeks left to the presidential election, i'll be watching, as well as you, about what mitt romney says about his health care plan. he says he wants to repeal obama care, but also has popular ideas such as this. >> and as regard to health care, you had remarkable details with regard to my plan, you obviously studied up on it. in fact, i do have a plan that deals with people with pre-existing conditions. >> now listening to that, it sounds like he wants to guarantee everybody a right to purchase coverage, but that is not exactly it. this is how it is explained on "the tonight show". >> people with pre-existing conditions, as long as they were insured before. >> well, if they're 45 years old and say i want insurance because i have heart disease, hey guys, you can't play the game like that, get insurance when you're well, and if you get ill, then you're covered. >> well, unfortunately, governor, this is not true i see these patients all the time. they couldn't afford insurance when they're well, and can't afford it when they're sick, and 26,000
. >>> and as you know, there is barely three weeks left to the presidential election, i'll be watching, as well as you, about what mitt romney says about his health care plan. he says he wants to repeal obama care, but also has popular ideas such as this. >> and as regard to health care, you had remarkable details with regard to my plan, you obviously studied up on it. in fact, i do have a plan that deals with people with pre-existing conditions. >> now listening to that,...
81
81
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
the election is over. charles: the election cycle never stops these days. ron paul, i have to tell you that i have learned a lot rom you over the last several years. there is a reason you are a legend. i thank you for taking the time. >> thank on, charles the one with the economy looking like an ugly doll, a union battle is getting even uglier. we have more coming up next. charles: when it comes to stuff that you buy online from the majority of people support and online sales tax. jerry joins us. welcome to the show. >> it's a funny how times change. a decade or so and put you out of business. credible market evaluation, we are a little worried about that. >> not at all. toys "r" us.com, we collect sales tax. so do all of them at this company. what the loophole has been is the only companies that have not been collecting sales tax, it looks like it's imminent. >> will that be good, that level of the playing field? >> everyone admits, including companies that there should be a level playing field. it's so interesting because i did talk about the good old day
the election is over. charles: the election cycle never stops these days. ron paul, i have to tell you that i have learned a lot rom you over the last several years. there is a reason you are a legend. i thank you for taking the time. >> thank on, charles the one with the economy looking like an ugly doll, a union battle is getting even uglier. we have more coming up next. charles: when it comes to stuff that you buy online from the majority of people support and online sales tax. jerry...
85
85
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> whoa. that's tough stuff. that's kind of a hard-edged shot. that's a shot at romney. i mean, his parents weren't in mexico because -- they were there because of piligamy and the problems of living in the united states. there it is. not getting into all of that. but the point is, what's the point of the joke? it wasn't funny to begin with. do you think you guys made it funny? >> that's our goal. i think what we did was partner with american bridge, the premier organization, super pac out there that finds these clips and you have a website like politifact and we partnered up with amazing artists like rosie and they picked issues that they really cared about and that we thought were strategic and created videos that we'll start premiering on our site in the coming days. rosie has chosen an issue that they shout was really important. at the heart, it really gets to the romney campaign's effort to use racial rese
being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> whoa. that's tough stuff. that's kind of a hard-edged shot. that's a shot at romney. i mean, his parents weren't in mexico because -- they were there because of piligamy and the problems of living in the united states. there it is. not getting into all of that. but the point is, what's the point of the joke? it wasn't funny to begin with. do you think you guys made it...
374
374
Nov 26, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 374
favorite 0
quote 0
grover norquist never got one vote, hasn't been elected to do anything and really just forced himself into the american political scene. a lot of grover norquist pledge signers lost in the last election, both incumbents and people who had signed the pledge running this time. look, the american people aren't dumb. they know that we have to cut spending, but they know we have to raise revenue and that comes first. i think saxby chambliss said it best over the weekend. he said his country comes before any pledge that he signed 20 years ago and he's absolutely right. >> but it's house republicans, and you know that arena, house republicans who are worried about being primaried and they still have that threat. >> well, it's a concern. i don't disagree with that. first of all, i've known grover since he first came to washington a long time ago. he does not deserve to be villified. i understand he's a problem in these negotiations but he's a smart guy and i think has contributed a lot. but he's explained the reason the pledge is in trouble. when he said the pledge was made to the people's co
grover norquist never got one vote, hasn't been elected to do anything and really just forced himself into the american political scene. a lot of grover norquist pledge signers lost in the last election, both incumbents and people who had signed the pledge running this time. look, the american people aren't dumb. they know that we have to cut spending, but they know we have to raise revenue and that comes first. i think saxby chambliss said it best over the weekend. he said his country comes...
217
217
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
failed them in this last election. they want to pivot and make a rebrand of the republican party. those are the folks that are the deciding votes in the republican caucus, enough to combine with democrats who shorten that margin in the house to get something passed. >> an interesting note, erin. congresswoman bass mentioned another possible strategy from democra democrats. earlier told nancy pelosi tsd if speaker boehner refuses to schedule this for a vote, democrats will introduce a discharge petition it to automatically bring to the floor the senate-passed middle class tax cut. even though congresswoman bass and others have expressed opt mit optimism, when you put them in a corner, there's not a guarantee a deal will be made in the time period needed. >> that's right. something like that would certainly fail in the house because, of course, there is a republican majority there. they would pick off some republicans. i don't think you would get enough for something like that to pass. i just spoke to some democratic aid
failed them in this last election. they want to pivot and make a rebrand of the republican party. those are the folks that are the deciding votes in the republican caucus, enough to combine with democrats who shorten that margin in the house to get something passed. >> an interesting note, erin. congresswoman bass mentioned another possible strategy from democra democrats. earlier told nancy pelosi tsd if speaker boehner refuses to schedule this for a vote, democrats will introduce a...
148
148
Jan 9, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
>> guest: he came to the convention i was elected in 1981 as a very young man, a teenager and came to work for us and lived we couldn't afford to pay more than $100 a month in those days we had no money. they were making a thousand dollars and i was making a thousand dollars a month as well. so he lived on my couch. he became the executive director eventually had a religious a penny and went off to then work for pat robertson and ultimately the christian coalition and build the organization into an incredible operation. he played a role in our efforts to stop casinos in the south. the depiction of his role caused him trouble later as he didn't necessarily describe things precisely correctly and if, probably costing him the governor's race. i haven't been in touch with him since then. >> host: thank you. we are going to a break now and we will be back shortly. >> speeseven is available through itunes. visit booktv.org and click podcast on the upper left side of the page. select which you would like to download and listen while you travel. >> host: at the beginning of this would you des
>> guest: he came to the convention i was elected in 1981 as a very young man, a teenager and came to work for us and lived we couldn't afford to pay more than $100 a month in those days we had no money. they were making a thousand dollars and i was making a thousand dollars a month as well. so he lived on my couch. he became the executive director eventually had a religious a penny and went off to then work for pat robertson and ultimately the christian coalition and build the...
134
134
Nov 20, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> well, jonathan, the elections are -- come down to numbers. it comes down to who gets the most votes. can't the republicans see that they've been rejected? they've lost the popular vote in the last five of six elections. none of their candidates won as many electoral votes as president obama did in 24 years. so, if they just look at the numbers, tekd tell they're being rejected, no matter who the candidates are, their policies are being rejected. >> that was one sad looking elephant. >> right. there have been a few polls out since the election that shows that if the republican party were more hospitable, both in terms of tone but also policies, that they could have picked off any number of the president's -- any number of votes from the president's coalition. the naacp has a battleground poll that shows if, for instance, the republican party were in line with african-american's thinking on civil rights and equality issues, they could have gotten 14% of that vote. lbgt voters told harrison interactive on logo tv that if the republican party and
. >> well, jonathan, the elections are -- come down to numbers. it comes down to who gets the most votes. can't the republicans see that they've been rejected? they've lost the popular vote in the last five of six elections. none of their candidates won as many electoral votes as president obama did in 24 years. so, if they just look at the numbers, tekd tell they're being rejected, no matter who the candidates are, their policies are being rejected. >> that was one sad looking...
143
143
Oct 18, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
go like a pro. >>> with less than three weeks to go to election day, you can learn a lot about the election by simply looking at where the campaigns are spending the most money on tv ads. and this week four of the top five cities are in wisconsin or ohio. number five, madison, wisconsin. number four, columbus, ohio. third, cincinnati, ohio. number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time there are no cities in virginia or florida in the top ten. at least not for now. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with an all new award winning car. good. now find the most hard core driver in america. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ] test it. highlight the european chassis, 6 speed manual, dual exhaust, wide stance, clean lines, have him floor it, spin it, punch it, drift it, put it through its paces, is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. ea
go like a pro. >>> with less than three weeks to go to election day, you can learn a lot about the election by simply looking at where the campaigns are spending the most money on tv ads. and this week four of the top five cities are in wisconsin or ohio. number five, madison, wisconsin. number four, columbus, ohio. third, cincinnati, ohio. number two, denver, colorado. and the top ad this week, green bay, wisconsin, again. so the battle is mostly in the midwest. for the first time...
160
160
Jan 1, 2012
01/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
., the opening moves for the 2012 election, is there a story of the past year that you think has the most significant impact over the long term? any game changers, peggy? >> i'll tell you what's on my mind. it's not so much a game changer but a large theme which has played out in the world and in our society in the past few years. i think it sort of marks the feel of the 21st century as it begins and we're still at the beginning. and that is the fall of establishment throughout the world. and the fall of structures that we had come to rely on. there's what's happening in europe, there's the arab spring, there's the end of governments that governmental situations are set up that had existed for many decades. and the rising up of people in a sort of incoate force that will define itself and become itself in time. i guess i'm saying this was a period of the most extraordinary instability. >> bill, what about you? what's the most significant, as you look back, in terms of the big events? >> i think peggy has a good theme there, the fall of establishments, and i would suggest that they te
., the opening moves for the 2012 election, is there a story of the past year that you think has the most significant impact over the long term? any game changers, peggy? >> i'll tell you what's on my mind. it's not so much a game changer but a large theme which has played out in the world and in our society in the past few years. i think it sort of marks the feel of the 21st century as it begins and we're still at the beginning. and that is the fall of establishment throughout the world....
90
90
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
i know a close election, but, it is not as if they were just wiped off the face of the earth? what are they doing? >> i think there are a couple things here, dan and i were talking, if they go ahead, and go along with this, then they are setting a tone and putting themselves at risk for midterm elections, they can't afford to lose at this point politically. but i think they know, that if theyment long-term tax solutions, a simplification of the tax code if that i want to talk about entitlement reform they have to concede a bit. i think one thing that could help both sides if we had a well the more transparency in this conversation so it is not just republicans that are strong armed here. neil: you know, dan, you are closer to this than i will be, but i have to say between this concession of republicans to entertain what could be more substantial revenue hikes, so say nothing now of embracing the idea of suzanne rice -- susan rice hearing on the benghazi thing on capitol hill, now all of a sudden, she is not a fool, there is something weird going on, i see them folding on one i
i know a close election, but, it is not as if they were just wiped off the face of the earth? what are they doing? >> i think there are a couple things here, dan and i were talking, if they go ahead, and go along with this, then they are setting a tone and putting themselves at risk for midterm elections, they can't afford to lose at this point politically. but i think they know, that if theyment long-term tax solutions, a simplification of the tax code if that i want to talk about...
120
120
Sep 17, 2012
09/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
it's the billions of dollars of his funding these elections. it's coming from the pockets of the 99%. and because of that i can't do anything except to come here and occupied. an exercise my right to free speech and assembly. >>> occupiers and a news release are saying that they're targeting the bankamerica center because it offices that harnesses of wall street companies. it's been in command of occupiers and for the federal reserve on market street since the mayor ordered them evicted from the embarcadero in january. in july cbs's mike sherman about that the movement was alive and well. if a bit low key. >>> the forum the police need to lay off. >>> back in july citations are complete driven. >>> were second complaints from the public and the officers will go out there. >>> no complexity of the bank of america building and police cars on standby loan from the size of the group so far doesn't like to be needed. >>> < 2 months before the election. the two presidential canada is our going for ahead. a tough choice for some bit of order is what t
it's the billions of dollars of his funding these elections. it's coming from the pockets of the 99%. and because of that i can't do anything except to come here and occupied. an exercise my right to free speech and assembly. >>> occupiers and a news release are saying that they're targeting the bankamerica center because it offices that harnesses of wall street companies. it's been in command of occupiers and for the federal reserve on market street since the mayor ordered them...
146
146
Jun 22, 2012
06/12
by
WJZ
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
>>> president obama gets his turn to address hispanic leaders today at the national association of elected and appointed officials in florida. it's his first speech since he said immigrants who have been here since they were children will not be deported. it comes a day after mitt romney addressed the same group, promising a long term fix for the immigration policy. >>> some of the students who bullied a 68-year-old bus monitor in up state new york are apologized but they're getting -- apologizing but they're getting death threats. a father of one of the boys apologized in person. police are still stepping up props around the student -- patrols around the student's homes because they're fear of justice. the video went viral this week. the board has been pouring in. a funneled raising site has raised close to 450 -- a funneled raising site -- fundraising site has raised close to $400,000 for klein. >>> the first warning forecast is 2 minutes away. >> first here's a look,, before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd maki
>>> president obama gets his turn to address hispanic leaders today at the national association of elected and appointed officials in florida. it's his first speech since he said immigrants who have been here since they were children will not be deported. it comes a day after mitt romney addressed the same group, promising a long term fix for the immigration policy. >>> some of the students who bullied a 68-year-old bus monitor in up state new york are apologized but they're...
18
18
tv
eye 18
favorite 0
quote 0
nominee elect and we just heard when it we got our voice heard even though we didn't get to see mitt romney and can't touch him but we actually got a lot of media attention and we got the story out by telling it to the media and to the other people that we met has the message been received do you think yeah i think i think you know i think we did a very good job of getting everything to go out there what's it like at the factory as you're watching pieces of a gift chip away. it's becoming very. with everything that's slowly closing down i mean i'm just going away larry the time is running where got roughly twelve sixteen weeks at the most i myself i plan to. last friday are actually the first friday in the denver so it's coming down to a close right now. that we're not going to give up we're going to keep playing that mitt romney is touting his business experience as proof that he knows how to create jobs you're dealing with romney's being capital right now what would you say that claim i would say he doesn't worry about creating jobs if you just let him here and we need good paying
nominee elect and we just heard when it we got our voice heard even though we didn't get to see mitt romney and can't touch him but we actually got a lot of media attention and we got the story out by telling it to the media and to the other people that we met has the message been received do you think yeah i think i think you know i think we did a very good job of getting everything to go out there what's it like at the factory as you're watching pieces of a gift chip away. it's becoming very....
144
144
Oct 27, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 144
favorite 0
quote 0
to find out more, call today. . >>> well, we have election day coming up, as you know. and if you're looking for more reasons to vote for or against a new candidate. i do want to tell you about a new score card. this actually ranks members of congress based on how they voted, on something that is very important to me, food. and joining me from new york, top chef tom caliccio, thank you for joining us. i'm a big fan of much of your work, and now this is very interesting to me, as well. the group is called "food policy action," and you just announced it this week, the organization is by the environmental working group and several other activists and leaders, and nonprofits. people paying attention for the first time may ask, how does congress fit into this in terms of making a difference and how well we eat? >> true, i think this is a real value issue. if you value and want to understand sort of where your food is coming from, are really interested in food safety and are interested in farm and families and keeping them together. if you're interested in the environment and
to find out more, call today. . >>> well, we have election day coming up, as you know. and if you're looking for more reasons to vote for or against a new candidate. i do want to tell you about a new score card. this actually ranks members of congress based on how they voted, on something that is very important to me, food. and joining me from new york, top chef tom caliccio, thank you for joining us. i'm a big fan of much of your work, and now this is very interesting to me, as well....
169
169
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
luckily, the power of the nra was shown to be a paper tiger in the last election. i think that knowledge is going to have to be broadcast and assimilated that you can take on the nra and live to tell about it. you know, no right is absolute. we have the first amendment right to freedom of speech, but you can't get away with yelling fire in a crowded theater. so second amendment, the supreme court has ruled the second amendment confers a personal right to carry arms, but it doesn't confer a personal right to carry machine guns or grenade launchers or semiautomatic weapons, or large magazine clips. there is no hunter that needs more than three bullets in a rifle to hunt. anything beyond that is not only fair subject for regulation, but absolutely ought to be banned. >> but there is very few hunters out there that want to be hold what kind of firearm they can use. this is theish urban divide that the president talked about today. over the last 30 years before i came to work here in new york. it's two different worlds. you go to the middle of the country and they say d
luckily, the power of the nra was shown to be a paper tiger in the last election. i think that knowledge is going to have to be broadcast and assimilated that you can take on the nra and live to tell about it. you know, no right is absolute. we have the first amendment right to freedom of speech, but you can't get away with yelling fire in a crowded theater. so second amendment, the supreme court has ruled the second amendment confers a personal right to carry arms, but it doesn't confer a...